NETWORK UPDATE: MODERN FAMILY gained 0.1 in final numbers, while THE MYSTERIES OF LAURA lost the same.

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: We have another instance today of either the network or Nielsen mistakenly listing an original show as a rerun, which resulted in it being omitted from the chart. This time it’s FX and AMERICAN HORROR STORY: HOTEL, which was actually the #3 original of the night at 0.85 (down 0.09 from its last airing on December 16), with 1.84M total viewers. The night’s winner was Discovery, with 1.17 for ALASKAN BUSH PEOPLE (up 0.04 from last week), followed by a lead-out special at 0.88. ESPN’s NBA double feature was at 0.60 (Knicks vs. Heat)/0.51 (Grizzlies vs. Thunder). History aired 2 episodes of PAWN STARS at 0.54/0.51. TLC’s MY 600-LB LIFE was at 0.48, with a lead-in special at 0.39, and lead-out SKIN TIGHT at 0.43. HGTV’s HOUSE HUNTERS ticked down to 0.47, with PROPERTY BROS at 0.41, and HOUSE HUNTERS INTL down a tenth to 0.38. On FXX, the premiere of the final season of IT’S ALWAYS SUNNY IN PHILADELPHIA was at 0.45 (down 0.06 from last January’s premiere), followed by the season premiere of MAN SEEKING WOMAN at 0.17 (down 0.02 from its series premiere). On MTV, THE CHALLENGE was down 0.04 from last week’s 10PM episode to 0.44, and a lead-out special was down 0.08 from last week’s 11PM episode to 0.38. Bravo’s NEWLYWEDS: THE FIRST YEAR was at 0.22. MTV2’s NICK CANNON WILDNOUT dropped 0.09 to 0.16, and lead-out JOKING OFF fell 0.07 to 0.12. Tru’s just-renewed BILLY ON THE STREET was at 0.15.

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Wednesday January 6, 2016

P18-49

P2+

Rank

Program

Net

Start

Mins

Rating

(000s)

1

ALASKAN BUSH PEOPLE

DISCOVERY CHANNEL

9:00 PM

61

1.17

3,845

2

ALASKAN BUSH PEOPLE SPC

DISCOVERY CHANNEL

10:01 PM

60

0.88

2,973

3

NBA REGULAR SEASON L: MEMPHIS/OKLAHOMA CITY

ESPN

9:35 PM

151

0.60

1,455

4

PAWN STARS

HISTORY

10:00 PM

31

0.54

2,137

5

NBA REGULAR SEASON L: NEW YORK/MIAMI

ESPN

6:59 PM

156

0.51

1,219

6

AMERICAN PICKERS

HISTORY

9:00 PM

60

0.51

2,532

7

PAWN STARS

HISTORY

10:31 PM

32

0.51

2,028

8

MY 600-LB LIFE

TLC

9:00 PM

62

0.48

1,279

9

HOUSE HUNTERS

HOME AND GARDEN TV

10:00 PM

30

0.47

1,876

10

ALWAYS SUNNY IN PHILADELP

FXX

10:00 PM

31

0.45

716

11

CHALLENGE: BLOODLINES

MTV

10:00 PM

63

0.44

761

12

CONAN

TBS NETWORK

11:00 PM

60

0.44

904

13

SKIN TIGHT

TLC

10:02 PM

60

0.43

1,223

14

PARDON THE INTERRUPTION

ESPN

5:30 PM

30

0.42

1,078

15

DAILY SHOW

COMEDY CENTRAL

11:00 PM

31

0.42

925

16

PROPERTY BROTHERS (1 HR)

HOME AND GARDEN TV

9:00 PM

60

0.41

1,732

17

MY 600-LB LIFE: MOMENTS

TLC

8:00 PM

60

0.39

1,059

18

HOUSE HUNTERS INTL

HOME AND GARDEN TV

10:30 PM

30

0.38

1,742

19

CHALLENGE: SPECIALS

MTV

11:03 PM

30

0.38

656

20

SPORTSCENTER 12AM L

ESPN

12:06 AM

59

0.32

812

21

STEVEN UNIVERSE

THE CARTOON NETWORK

5:30 PM

30

0.32

1,451

22

E! NEWS

E!

7:00 PM

60

0.32

762

23

SPORTSCENTER EARLY L

ESPN

6:00 PM

59

0.29

647

24

MYSTERY DINERS

FOOD NETWORK

10:00 PM

30

0.28

945

25

THE OREILLY FACTOR

FOX NEWS CHANNEL

8:00 PM

60

0.28

3,087

26

SHADOW OF DOUBT

INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY

10:00 PM

60

0.28

1,023

27

YOUR WORST NIGHTMARE

INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY

9:00 PM

60

0.26

943

28

NIGHTLY SHOW

COMEDY CENTRAL

11:31 PM

30

0.26

616

29

EVIL TWINS

INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY

8:00 PM

60

0.25

932

30

AROUND THE HORN

ESPN

5:00 PM

30

0.24

642

31

KELLY FILE, THE

FOX NEWS CHANNEL

9:00 PM

60

0.24

2,396

32

CRIMINALS AT WORK

BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV

10:00 PM

62

0.24

553

33

SPORTSCENTER 1AM L

ESPN

1:05 AM

55

0.23

565

34

HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE

ESPN

4:30 PM

30

0.23

564

35

MAKE IT POP

NICKELODEON

7:00 PM

30

0.22

1,253

36

NEWLYWEDS: THE FIRST YEAR

BRAVO

10:00 PM

60

0.22

494

37

NFL LIVE L

ESPN

3:30 PM

60

0.22

532

38

SPORTSCENTER MORNING L

ESPN

2:00 AM

60

0.22

482

39

HANNITY

FOX NEWS CHANNEL

10:00 PM

60

0.21

1,788

40

EXPEDITION UNKNOWN

TRAVEL CHANNEL

9:00 PM

60

0.21

626

41

NHL REGULAR SEASON L: PITTSBURGH/CHICAGO

NBC SPORTS NETWORK

8:03 PM

159

0.21

655

42

AT MIDNIGHT

COMEDY CENTRAL

12:01 AM

30

0.21

410

43

FIRST TAKE L: N/A

ESPN2

10:00 AM

120

0.20

423

44

NFL INSIDERS L

ESPN

2:30 PM

60

0.20

390

45

SUPERNOOBS

THE CARTOON NETWORK

4:30 PM

30

0.20

936

46

RESTAURANT STARTUP

CNBC

10:00 PM

60

0.19

399

47

E! NEWS

E!

11:02 PM

62

0.19

424

48

SPORTSCENTER AM L

ESPN

9:00 AM

60

0.18

370

49

FIVE, THE

FOX NEWS CHANNEL

5:00 PM

60

0.18

2,277

50

SPORTSCENTER AM L

ESPN

11:00 AM

60

0.18

354

51

SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER

FOX NEWS CHANNEL

6:00 PM

60

0.17

2,321

52

SPORTSCENTER AM L

ESPN

12:00 PM

60

0.17

353

53

MAN SEEKING WOMAN

FXX

10:31 PM

30

0.17

280

54

ON THE RECORD W/GRETA

FOX NEWS CHANNEL

7:00 PM

60

0.17

1,902

55

WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE

BRAVO

11:00 PM

30

0.17

437

56

OUTNUMBERED

FOX NEWS CHANNEL

12:00 PM

60

0.17

1,526

57

NICK CANNON WILDN OUT S7B

MTV2

11:00 PM

30

0.16

340

58

SPORTSCENTER AM L

ESPN

10:00 AM

60

0.16

310

59

HAPPENING NOW

FOX NEWS CHANNEL

1:00 PM

60

0.15

1,303

60

SPORTSCENTER AM L

ESPN

1:00 PM

30

0.15

344

61

BEN AND HOLLYS LITTLE KIN

NICK JR

6:00 PM

30

0.15

592

62

BILLY ON THE STREET

TRUTV

11:01 PM

30

0.15

288

63

PARDON THE INTERRUPTION

ESPN2

6:30 PM

30

0.15

335

64

MY CRAZY EX

LIFETIME MOVIE NETWORK

9:00 PM

60

0.15

398

65

FOX AND FRIENDS

FOX NEWS CHANNEL

7:00 AM

60

0.14

1,131

66

SITUATION ROOM

CNN

5:00 PM

60

0.14

879

67

COLLEGE FOOTBALL LIVE L

ESPN

1:30 PM

60

0.14

317

68

I LOVE YOU… BUT I LIED

LIFETIME MOVIE NETWORK

10:00 PM

60

0.14

370

69

HIS & HERS L

ESPN2

12:00 PM

60

0.14

261

70

SITUATION ROOM

CNN

6:00 PM

60

0.13

759

71

FOX AND FRIENDS

FOX NEWS CHANNEL

8:00 AM

60

0.13

1,293

72

YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO

FOX NEWS CHANNEL

4:00 PM

60

0.13

1,595

73

HAPPENING NOW

FOX NEWS CHANNEL

11:00 AM

60

0.13

1,407

74

SPORTSNATION

ESPN2

4:00 PM

60

0.13

268

75

LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER

CNN

4:00 PM

60

0.12

762

76

MYTHBUSTERS

SCIENCE

9:01 PM

60

0.12

265

77

SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING

FOX NEWS CHANNEL

3:00 PM

60

0.12

1,466

78

RACHEL MADDOW SHOW

MSNBC

9:00 PM

60

0.12

1,162

79

JOKING OFF S2

MTV2

11:30 PM

30

0.12

261

80

REAL STORY W/G.CARLSON

FOX NEWS CHANNEL

2:00 PM

60

0.12

1,201

81

COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN L: DUKE/WAKE FOREST

ESPNU

7:00 PM

124

0.12

433

82

ANDERSON COOPER 360

CNN

9:00 PM

60

0.12

684

83

ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT

CNN

7:00 PM

60

0.12

701

84

AROUND THE HORN

ESPN2

6:00 PM

30

0.11

260

85

SPIKE TV MOVIE: ENEMY OF THE STATE

SPIKE TV

3:00 PM

180

0.11

328

86

AST COMPILATION

NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHNL

9:00 PM

60

0.11

503

87

ANDERSON COOPER 360

CNN

8:00 PM

60

0.11

718

88

YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS, T

POP

7:00 PM

60

0.11

556

89

FOX AND FRIENDS

FOX NEWS CHANNEL

6:00 AM

60

0.11

810

90

NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM:SECRE

HBO PRIME

8:00 PM

98

0.11

283

91

MIKE & MIKE IN THE MORN L: N/A

ESPN2

6:00 AM

240

0.11

280

92

VACATION HOUSE FOR FREE

HOME AND GARDEN TV

10:00 AM

60

0.11

391

93

AMERICAS NEWSROOM

FOX NEWS CHANNEL

10:00 AM

60

0.11

1,468

94

AMERICAS NEWSROOM

FOX NEWS CHANNEL

9:00 AM

60

0.10

1,543

95

SPIKE TV MOVIE: MACHETE

SPIKE TV

12:30 PM

150

0.10

280

96

NBA TONIGHT L

ESPN2

12:01 AM

29

0.10

214

97

SPORTSCENTER LATE L

ESPN2

11:12 PM

49

0.10

233

98

BILLY ON THE STREET

TRUTV

11:31 PM

31

0.10

206

99

CNN TONIGHT

CNN

10:00 PM

60

0.10

549

100

HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS

MSNBC

7:00 PM

60

0.10

981

101

LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL

MSNBC

10:00 PM

60

0.10

924

102

GRAVEYARD CARZ

VELOCITY

9:00 PM

60

0.10

307

103

REV RUNS AROUND THE WORLD

TRAVEL CHANNEL

10:00 PM

30

0.10

254

104

CNN NEWSROOM

CNN

3:00 PM

60

0.10

640

105

CNN NEWSROOM

CNN

9:00 AM

60

0.10

548

106

CNN NEWSROOM

CNN

10:00 AM

60

0.10

560

107

COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN L: TEXAS TECH/IOWA STATE

ESPNU

9:04 PM

120

0.09

278

108

SOUTH BEACH CLASSICS

VELOCITY

10:00 PM

30

0.09

298

109

VACATION HOUSE FOR FREE

HOME AND GARDEN TV

11:00 AM

60

0.09

349

110

CNN NEWSROOM LIVE

CNN

12:00 AM

60

0.09

361

111

CNN NEWSROOM LIVE

CNN

1:00 AM

60

0.09

276

112

WOLF

CNN

1:00 PM

60

0.09

652

113

FIRST TAKE RE-TAKE

ESPN2

5:00 PM

30

0.09

196

114

AT THIS HOUR

CNN

11:00 AM

60

0.09

579

115

NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM

HBO PRIME

6:10 PM

109

0.09

209

116

REV RUNS AROUND THE WORLD

TRAVEL CHANNEL

10:30 PM

30

0.09

229

117

SOUTH BEACH CLASSICS

VELOCITY

10:30 PM

30

0.09

278

118

NFL TOTAL ACCESS

NFL NETWORK

7:00 PM

60

0.08

189

119

LEGAL VIEW

CNN

12:00 PM

60

0.08

645

120

CNN NEWSROOM

CNN

2:00 PM

60

0.08

646

121

AROUND THE NFL

NFL NETWORK

5:00 PM

60

0.08

208

122

HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE

ESPN2

5:30 PM

30

0.08

181

123

AROUND THE NFL

NFL NETWORK

6:00 PM

60

0.08

174

124

COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN L: FLORIDA/TENNESSEE

ESPN2

7:00 PM

124

0.08

288

125

HORRIBLE BOSSES 2

HBO PRIME

1:05 AM

108

0.07

134

126

FANTASTIC FOUR:RISE OF TH

HBO PRIME

3:20 PM

92

0.07

155

127

NHL LIVE POST

NBC SPORTS NETWORK

10:42 PM

48

0.07

190

128

MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE

HLN

6:00 AM

60

0.07

323

129

HEROIN: CAPE COD, USA

HBO PRIME

11:45 PM

75

0.07

170

130

ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES

MSNBC

8:00 PM

60

0.07

766

131

CNN NEWSROOM LIVE

CNN

2:30 AM

30

0.07

230

132

THAT 70S SHOW

POP

5:30 PM

30

0.07

170

133

MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE

HLN

7:00 AM

60

0.07

335

134

COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN L: CALIFORNIA/OREGON

ESPN2

9:04 PM

128

0.07

254

135

INSIDE THE NFL

NFL NETWORK

9:00 PM

90

0.07

190

136

REHAB ADDICT DETROIT

DIY NETWORK

9:30 PM

30

0.07

230

137

ALL-AMERICAN MAKERS: WHER

SCIENCE

8:00 PM

60

0.07

190

138

AMANPOUR

CNN

2:00 AM

30

0.07

228

139

REHAB ADDICT DETROIT

DIY NETWORK

9:00 PM

30

0.07

219

140

MORNING JOE: N/A

MSNBC

6:00 AM

180

0.06

483

141

NEW DAY

CNN

6:00 AM

60

0.06

334

142

SOUND FX

NFL NETWORK

10:30 PM

30

0.06

160

143

NEW DAY

CNN

8:00 AM

60

0.06

396

144

NEW DAY

CNN

7:00 AM

60

0.06

362

145

FEAST OF LOVE

HBO PRIME

10:00 PM

102

0.06

185

146

TIA MOWRY AT HOME

COOKING CHANNEL

9:00 PM

30

0.06

114

147

SIXTH SENSE, THE

MAXPRIME

8:10 PM

107

0.05

114

148

BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL, T

POP

6:30 PM

30

0.05

290

149

NOTICIERO CON J. DORIGA

GALAVISION

11:32 PM

55

0.05

130

150

ALL-AMERICAN MAKERS

SCIENCE

10:01 PM

60

0.05

152

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Mitch Metcalf

MITCH METCALF has been tracking every US film release of over 500 screens (over 2300 movies and counting) since the storied weekend of May 20, 1994, when Maverick and Beverly Hills Cop 3 inspired countless aficionados to devote their lives to the art of cinema. Prior to that, he studied Politics and Economics at Princeton in order to prepare for his dream of working in television. He has been Head of West Coast Research at ABC, then moved to NBC in 2000 and became Head of Scheduling for 11 years.